The rankings of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in Japan have been compiled from GlobalData's pharmaceutical revenue figures, which are based on sales of prescription medicines, including generics drugs. The rankings are based 2012 figures, which provide the most recent full-year data currently available.

Health reforms and the new FDA initiatives among the factors that will help it grow
The US pharmaceutical market is forecast to jump in value from $395bn in 2014 to $ 548bn by the end of the decade, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA and Orexigen Therapeutics have received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new weight-loss pill called Contrave (naltrexone HCI and bupropion HCI).
The approval allows the tablets to be used for chronic weight management in adults with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30kg/m2 or greater (obese), or 27kg/m2 or greater (overweight).

Researchers from the Nagasaki University in Japan have developed a new method to detect the presence of Ebola virus in 30 minutes. The new method is claimed to allow doctors to rapidly diagnose the infection...

JEDDAH - Brazilian pharmaceutical industry executives attended a lecture this Wednesday (30th) at the offices of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo, to learn more about the workings of this industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...